"Look again, see what I was doing." Gu Xiuyu pointed at his phone screen.
While Gu Xiukai lowered his head, Gu Xiuyu picked up a fruit knife from the fruit platter and pressed it against his neck.
"What... what do you want to do?" Gu Xiukai stiffly raised his head, his peripheral vision falling on the shining hilt of the knife at his neck.
Gu Xiuyu pushed the knife further in, and Gu Xiukai's neck instantly felt a cool touch.
"For the sake of brotherhood, I didn't intend to harm you. But you have provoked me multiple times and disregarded our brotherly bond. So don't blame me for retaliating!"
"You want to kill me to silence me?"
In his agitated questioning, Gu Xiukai accidentally scraped his neck. He gasped and dared not move an inch.
"Give me the phone, and you leave Sijiu City quietly. I will give you a sum of money to live out the rest of your life comfortably."
"Impossible."
Even if he could not obtain the Gu family's inheritance, he would not leave Sijiu City like a failure, living a stifled life.
Gu Xiukai looked at Gu Xiuyu's stern face and pushed his arm away from his neck.
Did he think he could escape? Gu Xiuyu would not let him ruin his plans.
The knife in his hand now became his weapon. Gu Xiuyu slashed Gu Xiukai's arm. Blood instantly flowed from the wound, and the air was filled with the scent of blood.
"It seems you have no intention of living out your life peacefully!" Gu Xiuyu no longer held back.
He and Gu Xiukai had no brotherly affection to begin with. From childhood, under Grandpa Gu's favoritism, Gu Xiukai had always been jealous of Gu Xiuyu and had long regarded him as an enemy.
Over time, where would any affection come from?
Ignoring the wound on his arm, Gu Xiukai quickly moved away from Gu Xiuyu.
The main gate had already been closed, and escaping was not easy.
Gu Xiuyu cornered Gu Xiukai. He held the knife in one hand and extended the other towards him, "Give me the phone, and everything can be discussed. You want Gu Corp? I can consider giving it to you."
The person who held the greatest attraction for Gu Xiuyu thus far was Ye Ziyu.
Gu Xiukai clutched his pocket tightly. The phone was his only bargaining chip. Once Gu Xiuyu took it, he would completely lose any chance of negotiation.
In the stalemate, Gu Xiukai's gaze fell on a shelf nearby. Seizing the opportunity, he pushed Gu Xiuyu forcefully and turned to rush towards the shelf.
By the time Gu Xiuyu reacted and understood his motive, Gu Xiukai had already grabbed a vase from the shelf and thrown it at him.
His body instinctively dodged, and the vase shattered at his feet.
He escaped...
Gu Xiuyu watched Gu Xiukai disappear into the darkness. Fearing that he would take the phone to see Ye Ziyu, he quickly called to arrange for people to guard the entrance of Di Mingjue's hospital.
Once he appeared, he would not be able to escape.
Gu Xiukai, cradling his injured arm, continued to hide within the greenery of the flower beds. His mind was in turmoil. He knew that his escape was temporary and that Gu Xiuyu would find him by any means necessary.
But he could not be found. Once he returned to Gu Xiuyu's presence, he would only meet his death.
When the surroundings quieted down, he quietly emerged from the flower bed. Glancing back in the direction of the Gu residence, he cautiously moved forward along the inner side of the flower bed.
As he reached a turning intersection, a blinding light made him cover his eyes.
Shen Lin drove towards the Gu residence. He looked at the villa enveloped in darkness, unsure how to contact Gu Xiukai.
Meanwhile, on the second-floor balcony, Gu Xiuyu stood looking at the car parked below.
He recognized the car and guessed who was inside.
It seemed they had started suspecting him. His plan needed to change.
Gu Xiuyu turned and went back inside. He took out his phone and proactively contacted Ye Ziyu.